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From my encounters, it seems that foraging for wild mushrooms is more common among those raised in the "old country". A few I have met have indicated they have not been in this country a long time and when asked about how they honed their I.D. skills, they replied they learned back home. That...

Is it the foundation on the west side of the start of Bulltown Road?

I’ve been home on a short medical leave, so I’ve had time to gather some scrap cedar and hammer together a few soapboxes to stand on. I am no climate scientist and do not pretend my environmental experience makes me an expert on the subject. But during over forty years of outdoor recreation and...

Ben, the blockhouse destroyed in Toms River, along with most of the buildings in the then-small village, was charged with storing and protecting salt made elsewhere. Salt works were typically built on marhsland very close to inlets, such as the Cranberry Inlet across the bay from the...

While Applegate's ownership of the tract was early for steam powered technology, I guess it isn't out of the question. I'll leave that possibility to those better versed on that subject. A water-powered mill isn't out of the question either. The gristmill in Tuckerton, near my home and now a...

I used to work there, and had the same questions you have. I could find no remains of the Applegate Mill at the time . When the Cattus family owned the property much of it was cleared, which could have obliterated earlier historic evidence. However, the mill could have been located outside of...

Wasn't me. I haven't eaten raccoon in thirty years. Now squirrels are another matter .:)

A memory of seeing it was floating around in the wasteland of my mind but I kept thinking much more to the south. Your hint helped me re-focus.

Pleasant Plains Gun Club

Unrestricted fire before European settlement and later widespread clearing for agriculture, lumber, and charcoal production resulted in habitat idea for Bobwhite, Eastern Bluebirds and other species requiring open forests and fields. It's good to see habitat restoration such as in the above...

Nice shots Boyd. The earlest photos of my own I found were taken about the time I moved to Little Egg in 88 but the factory looks about the same. All mine from that time are on 35mm slides however. I've never converted them :argh:. Someday!

I've taken a few of the factory since living there but rarely from the same spot. I've had regrets of not doing that. I've likewise always intended to take a series of photos from the same vantage point elsewhere after a major forest fire, to document the regrowth, but I always seem to let other...

I live within seconds of this view and have watched the deteriation sadly over the years. Many with no love of history consider it a mere eyesore, but aside from being a local historical landmark, it has served as a reference point for boaters and a nesting site for osprey, peregrine falcons and...

Apple Pie Hill Tower?

Bob, did you ever hear how they managed to get lost? I figured the Mickster had his ear to the paddling community and might know but he hadn't heard anything.

I consider myself very lucky to have known Pete for over 15 years. He was one of those people who accomplished so much during their lives, yet were so modest, that you continue to learn more of what they've gotten done long after they are gone. Pete leaves a hole that no one person will be able...

Nice photos of beautiful countryside. I love the pines but often miss the mountians I explored when younger.

That would be my first suggestion as well. I ran a tree service many moons ago and firewood was a large part of my business. Several operate in the southern Ocean County area.

I had a groundhog living under my shed for a few years. My vegetable garden was his all-you-can-eat buffet. We fought a battle of wits for a while, during which my wife accused me of morphing into Bill Murray. Eventually I caught him in a Havahart trap and took him for a ride. She thought the...

I'm hoping to observe the Beach Haven fireworks with my kids from my boat in the bay. Hope forecast changes. :(